Heavy Equipment Operator / Landfill

The Town of Sturbridge has one immediate full-time (40 hr per week) opening for Heavy Equipment Operator in the Department of Public Works, Highway Division. This position is a union position. The successful candidate will be responsible for operating heavy equipment including backhoe, excavator, street sweeper, road side mower, catch basin cleaner, grader, as well as general labor, operating light equipment, driving trucks equipped with dump bodies to transport materials, dump loose materials, and winter operations including plowing snow and treating roads among other responsibilities.  A CDL (Class B min) and hoisting license 2A for front end loader/excavator is required. Additional hoisting licenses for 4G-side boom mower and 4E–catch basin cleaner are preferred. The starting pay for the position is $28.21-$30.52 per hour depending on experience and licenses, with an increase on July 1, 2024.  For a copy of the complete job description and an application please go to Town of Sturbridge website and select the Job Opportunities link (https://www.sturbridge.gov/your-government/pages/job-opportunities).

The Town of Sturbridge is a Drug-Free and EOE. For a Town of Sturbridge Employment application please visit the Town of Sturbridge website at: https://www.sturbridge.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif3881/f/pages/employment_application_fillable.pdf

Please send cover letter, resume and application to Town Administrator’s Office, 308 Main St, Sturbridge, MA 01566 or email to hblakeley@sturbridge.gov. Applications accepted until position is filled.